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What does Odysseus do before battling the suitors?
He hides weapons and armor in one of the special rooms
Who did Odysseus kill with his bow?
Of the suitors, Odysseus first kill Antinous with an arrow to the throat. He then kills Eurymachus with an arrow to his liver, before killing many other suitors.
How is the beggar treated by the suitors?
The beggar, who is actually Odysseus in disguise, is mistreated by the suitors in "The Odyssey." They mock him, insult him, and even throw objects at him. Despite their rude behavior, Odysseus maintains his disguise to observe their behavior before revealing his true identity.
What happens to the suitors in the Odyssey?
In the Odyssey, the suitors who have been courting Penelope, Odysseus' wife, are killed by Odysseus upon his return to Ithaca. Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, challenges the suitors to a contest and then reveals his true identity before taking revenge on them for their disrespect and attempts to take over his home.
Who appeared amount the wooers later one the same day Odysseus came into town?
Telemachus, Odysseus' son, was among the suitors present on the day Odysseus returned to Ithaca. He challenged the suitors with the help of his father before revealing his true identity.
How many suitors survived in The Odyssey?
0. All of them and the priest Leoides die before Odysseus' hands.
What do others say about Odysseus?
Most people thought Odysseus had died coming back from Troy, until he appeared in Ithaca before the suitors. They say Odysseus is wily, and a godlike warrior.
Who else does Odysseus execute after the suitors?
Odysseus kills Leoides the sacrificing priest after killing the first batch of suitors. He then kills the rest of the suitors. He kills the unfaithful female staff, and also kills the goat herd Melanthius. Later, after Odysseus reconnects with his father, Odysseus is presumed to kill some of the suitor's family members in a battle before he is stopped by Athena and Zeus, whom throws a thunderbolt down in front of him.
What help does Athena give Odysseus as he prepares for Penelope's question about his identity?
Athena helps Odysseus disguise himself before he reveals himself to Penelope, so that he can observe her interaction with the suitors. She also helps him defeat and kill Penelope's suitors before he plans to meet his wife and answer her questions about his identity.
How does Odysseus test his wife to make sure that she has been faithful to him?
Odysseus returns home to his wife Penelope and their son after being away fighting and being shipwrecked to find a host of suitors all wanting to marry Penelope.So Odysseus dressed as a beggar and hung around the suitors so that he could see if anything untoward was taking place with anyone of them and Penelope,which of course there wasn't so Odysseus killed all of the suitors before declaring his presence to Penelope.
Why does Homer have Odysseus kill the suitors before he reveals himself to Penelope?
Only Homer himself could answer, but he is not around to tell us.
Do Odysseus challenge Eurymachus to a work contest?
When Odysseus comes home to Ithaca, Penelope has set up a challenge for the suitors to win her hand. Whoever is able to string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow cleanly through the ax heads, they will win Penelope. (Penelope, however, has a pretty good idea that no one else will be able to string Odysseus' bow except for him, so while the contest appears fair to the suitors, in reality Penelope has developed a clever plan as to avoid marrying any of them.) None of the suitors are able to string the bow. Then Odysseus comes in. (Remember, he has been disguised by Athena as an old beggar, so no one recognizes him.) To make a long story short, Odysseus is able to successfully complete the contest. Also, it is important to know that Penelope and all of the women have been sent to a room and locked in because Odysseus plans on killing all of the suitors for their crime of attempting to marry Penelope (his wife) while he was still alive. So, Penelope is not aware that someone has won the contest, the someone being Odysseus (in disguise). At the point that Odysseus wins the contest, he becomes Odysseus again, or, rather, back to his recognizable form. The suitors recognize him. Odysseus tells them he's going to kill them and what their crimes were. So, Odysseus shoots, with his bow and arrows, Antinous, the ringleader of the suitors. However, before Odysseus can kill the rest of the suitors, Eurymachus, also a sort of ringleader, steps up to ask mercy of Odysseus. He promises payments back for all the food, etc. the suitors have used up. Odysseus doesn't accept his apology, and kills all the suitors anyhow.
